American Express (AXP) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

American Express' (AXP) quarterly EBITDA came in at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 18.54% year-on-year from $3.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 22.72% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.

American Express (AXP) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Express has disclosed EBITDA across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at $3.5 billion, up 18.54% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.4 billion (up 10.4% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $12.8 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA came in at $3.5 billion for Q1 2026 at American Express, up from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $3.6 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of $1.5 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA is $2.9 billion (2025), against an average of $2.6 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA surged 110.04% in 2022 and decreased 10.55% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Express' EBITDA stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 67.55% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 10.55% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then gained by 18.82% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 22.72% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at $3.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 7.23 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 4.91 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 3.55 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 6.79 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 1.49 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.02 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 96.25 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 153.01 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 332.00 Mn
10 Credit Acceptance 6.24 Bn 6.21 Bn 562.70 Mn 139.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 774.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 847.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.00 Bn